These B.C. peacocks were spared from an avian flu cull

Officials confirm beloved birds at Critterland animal sanctuary in Summerland tested negative for avian flu, and have been spared a controversial cull. The sanctuary’s peacocks, Jake and Nicolaj, were not exposed to the disease and their tests returned negative results. Critics had urged the CFIA to spare the birds while the outbreak was investigated, and supporters argued euthanasia would be unnecessary if there was no transmission risk.

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